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I absolutely despise fryers. I think they are the worst thing by far to work on in a kitchen. I especially hate the gas ones; or the ones that are very over-engineered super hi-tech. I mean, it's a fryer, do they have to be so electronic? I wish we Americans would stop eating so much fried food so maybe there wouldn't be so many of these. But on the other hand, it pays the bills.

I absolutely despise fryers. I think they are the worst thing by far to work on in a kitchen. I especially hate the gas ones; or the ones that are very over-engineered super hi-tech. I mean, it's a fryer, do they have to be so electronic? I wish we Americans would stop eating so much fried food so maybe there wouldn't be so many of these. But on the other hand, it pays the bills.

your right, those nasty fryers do pay the bills!!!!!!!!!!!! we only have electric fryers where i work. but it seems like i work on one almost everyday. people gotta have their fries

Nasty fryers

I do a lot of commercial kitchen work. Pitco fryolators are a PITA to work on in a cramped, busy cooks line. Change out a leaking flex gas line? First you have to find the fittings under all the grease. The messes I've seen after pulling a fryer from the counter used to make me loose my lunch. I've gotten over that for the most part. Love changing out the controls on these beauties too. Its usually broken cap probes from stupid employees not using the screens or actually cleaning the darn things a little too well. Not fun changing contactors in old Wells fryers either. What about working on the middle fryer in a bank of three or four with stupid cooks slinging baskets of food over you, dripping goddang grease all over you. Almost got into a fight over that once with an amigo in a kitchen. My rant is over for now.

Did you bypass the hi-limit, then returned with the new one. Or did you replace it right away? Reason I ask is I know A guy who bypassed a hi-limit, ordered it. The cooks continued using the fryer with the limit bypassed and it ended up catching the kitchen on fire. Since then I never leave a fryer running with a bad hi-limit, especially imperial, once you change the hi-limit the t-stat will need to be replaced. And yes Its from the cooks cleaning them a little too good.